Health Drink Rice Kencur

Rice beverages kencur is typical of Indonesia (Java). This drink is also classified as a herbal medicine because it has properties increase appetite. Kencur rice is very popular because it has a sweet and fresh taste.
The main ingredient of rice kencur, of course, is the rice (mashed) and rhizome kencur. The combination of rice and kencur contains vitamin B that can stimulate the stomach to hunger besides herbal rice kencur if taken regularly every day can help to thicken the wall of the stomach to heal the ulcer disease (for ulcer healing should not be mixed with ginger rhizome and for acid kawak may be just a little). The sweetness comes from brown sugar (palm sugar or palm sugar) are added. Powder contributed to the slightly spicy flavor that feels if the rice kencur drunk, to taste spicy rice kencur herbs are usually added to taste ginger rhizome.


Kencur selengkanya rice herbs which consists of: The main ingredient kencur rhizome and rice flour, ginger, tamarind kawak, Kedaung seeds, salt and brown sugar or granulated sugar.
Herbal rice kencur traditionally sold fresh liquid form, either in the public markets or by itinerant herbalist. Herbal medicine industry is now developing kencur rice is packed in the form of powder or concentrate (syrup) and also sold dry powder form of instant live brew with warm water or hot water, the process kencur rhizome with other ingredients except rice flour and sugar until finely crushed or ground, with hot water is squeezed taken sari-sari after the rice flour and lemon juice kencur mixed with rice and sugar to be processed further by way of heated drying.

Herbal rice kencur
Kencur herbal rice is believed to eliminate sore on the body. By getting to drink herbal rice kencur, the body will be spared from aches and pains that usually arises when working too hard. In addition, there are many who argue that the herb rice kencur can stimulate appetite, thereby increasing appetite and the body becomes healthier.


Herbal medicine and herbal medicine turmeric rice kencur acid is a follow-up of Internal Discussions (May 9, 2009) KSU Pointer. While the manufacture of herbal medicine started in June until now. Jamu is made without preservatives and no sugar. Jamu is wrapped in plastic as much as 150 cc. Results from the manufacture of herbal medicine is then sold on the activities of the Thrift Shop Pointer Fellow at KSU.

Benefits of herbal medicine include:

1. Herbal Rice Powder

Eliminate sore on the body
Increasing appetite
2. Turmeric Herbal Acid

Protects from the heat in or thrush
Make the stomach grow cold
launched the menstrual
Either consumed by pregnant mothers who are young
fertilize the womb


Raw materials

In the manufacture of herbal rice kencur, there are several variations of the materials used, but there are two basic ingredients are always used, namely rice and kencur. Both materials are in accordance with the name of the herbs, and herbal medicine is always there even though its composition is not always the same among herbalist. Other ingredients commonly mixed into the herbal concoction is a grain of rice kencur kedawung, ginger rhizome, kapulogo seeds, fruit acids, key, keningar wood, turmeric, lemon juice, and nutmeg. As a sweetener used brown sugar and white sugar are mixed and often they also mix artificial sugar.

How to make herbal medicine:
1. Herbal Rice Powder

Ingredients: kencur 250 g, 250 g tamarind, brown sugar 250 g, and water to taste.

Method: Powder grated / blended and filtered and then added boiled water little by little. While the tamarind and brown sugar each boiled until mixed and then filtered. Tamarind water and brown sugar added to water while stirring, stirring kencur.


.2. Turmeric Herbal Acid


Ingredients: 250 g turmeric, tamarind 250 g, 250 g brown sugar, and water to taste.

Method: turmeric grated / blended and filtered and then added boiled water little by little. While the tamarind and brown sugar each boiled until mixed and then filtered. Tamarind water and brown sugar added to water while stirring, stirring turmeric.



Method of processing

Generally not much different, ie boiled and allowed to cool, then provided as needed. At first disangan rice, then boxed until smooth. Other materials in accordance with the composition of the blend crushed using a mortar and pestle of iron or stone. These two ingredients are then mixed, pressed and filtered with a sieve or squeezed through a cloth wrapping materials. Lemon juice mixed ingredients into the boiled water that has been available, mix evenly. Next put in the bottles.


Herbal medicine is delicious when served warm or too cold, so you can enjoy anytime. It's just to relieve colds and sore throats better served warm. Good luck

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